Bashar Barakah Jackson, better known as Pop Smoke, is an American rapper and composer. In 2018, he began his musical career. He rose to prominence with the release of his smash singles “Welcome to the Party” and “Dior.” The rapper also worked with UK drill artists and producers, who used basic and harsh instrumentation to drill Chicago acts. Pop Smoke was born in July 1999 in New York City, New York, and died in February 2020. In 2019, he released his first mixtape, Meet the Woo, on Victor Victor and Republic Records. On the same labels, Pop Smoke released mixtape Meet the Woo 2 in 2020. It peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200, #9 in Canada, and #22 in the United Kingdom. His track “Welcome to the Party” (with Nicki Minaj or Skepta) peaked at number five on the US Bubbling Under chart and number forty-eight on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart. The track “Dior” by Pop Smoke peaked at #1 on the US Bubbling Under chart and #49 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart. He has also worked with Lil Tjay, Charlie Sloth, Caliboy, H.E.R., Boogie wit da Hoodie, Chris Brown, JackBoys, Travis Scott, and Quavo. Pop Smoke, 20, was slain during a house invasion on February 19, 2020.
Personal Life
Pop Smoke’s girlfriend’s name is Yummy Yellow. There is no information available about his girlfriend. He left a newborn child called Noah when they died. According to some accounts, the baby Noah’s mother is Jakeilah Ortiz, who attended Pop’s funeral at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery. Five guys broke into Pop Smoke’s house while he was renting it in Hollywood Hills. On the second-story balcony, the guy shoots the rapper. After a few hours, someone announced that he had died.
Career
Pop Smoke began his professional singing career as a singer and rapper in 2018. He went to a recording studio in Brooklyn with renowned rapper Jay Guapo. His debut song, Welcome to the Party, was published. The rapper revealed in an interview that the moniker Pop Smoke is a mix of Poppa. His Panamanian grandmother gave him the moniker, as did Smocco Guwop, a childhood friend’s nickname, and it was also his former Instagram handle.
In April 2019, Pop Smoke secured a deal with Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records. Following that, he released the track Welcome to the Party. Following that, in July 2019, he released Meet the Woo, his first official mixtape. Meet the Woo 2 included prominent features from musicians such as Lil Tjay, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, and Five Foreign, among others. On Spotify, he still has over 24.9 million monthly listeners. However, the rapper did not perform in a number of cities around the United States. Pop Smoke, a rapper, has a large fan base on TikTok. He had 3.5 million fans and 19.7 million likes at the time.
Net worth
Pop Smoke’s net worth is estimated to be $5 million in 2022. His net worth is derived from his songs and posthumous labour.
Music tours, live concerts, songwriting, and streaming royalties are all sources of income for him. He also gets paid for brand marketing, endorsements, and sponsorships.
Pop Smoke also makes money via his self-titled YouTube channel, which has over 7.74 million subscribers and over 4 billion views.
